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This translation of Constant's political writings is replete with full editorial apparatus and bibliographic information that will enable anglophone students of liberal thought to engage at first hand with one of its most durable and influential exponents. show more. 14. constant, in Political Writings, at 327. 15. see constant, in Political Writings, at 327. The first English translation of the major political works of Benjamin Constant (1767-1830), one of the most important of the French political figures in the aftermath of the revolution of 1789, and a leading member of the liberal opposition to Napoleon and later to the restored Bourbon monarchy. ― Benjamin Constant, Political Writings. Benjamin Constant, Political Writings (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988). Benjamin Constant, “The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns,” in . see [Henceforth referred to as The Spirit of Conquest and Usurpation.] Constant: Political Writings (Cambridge University Press, 1988) page 292 36 Ibid, page 252 37 Brint, M. E. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Benjamin Constant: A Dialogue on Freedom and Tyranny in The Review of Politics (Volume 47, Issue 3, July 1985) page 329 38 Constant, Benjamin. See, for The character of modern nations in relation to war 3. Political writings / Benjamin Constant ; translated and edited by Biancamaria Fontana | … Product details. 13. constant, De la liberté, at 14. 12. constant, in Political Writings, at 325–27. 0 likes. The term “active liberty” is not quite the same as Isaiah Berlin’s concept of “positive liberty,” but there are obvious similarities. His writings are widely regarded as one of the classical formulations of modern liberal doctrine, and Constant's own closeness to the Anglo-Saxon political tradition renders their translation into English particularly appropriate. However, at times I have modified the translation. Author: Constant, Benjamin, 1767-1830; Format: Book; x, 350 p. ; 23 cm. Political Writings, p. 327. This does not prevent some fans of republicanism from continuing to caricature Constant’s liberalism as the epitome of the “negative,” laissez-faire type. Acknowledgements Introduction Bibliographical note Preface to the first edition Preface to the third edition Foreword to the fourth edition Part I. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $20.36. 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